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Patients with nodding syndrome in Uganda improve with symptomatic treatment: a cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVES: Nodding syndrome (NS) is a poorly understood neurological disorder affecting thousands of children in Africa. In March 2012, we introduced a treatment intervention that aimed to provide symptomatic relief. This intervention included sodium valproate for seizures, management of behaviour...

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Autores principales:	Idro, Richard, Namusoke, Hanifa, Abbo, Catherine, Mutamba, Byamah B, Kakooza-Mwesige, Angelina, Opoka, Robert O, Musubire, Abdu K, Mwaka, Amos D, Opar, Bernard T
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BMJ Publishing Group 2014
Materias:	Neurology
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4244396/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25398677 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006476

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